Word: mannerses
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Acursory glance through the "lifebeat" sections of American newspapers reveals a surprisingly large number of advice columns. "Dear Abby." "Dear Dotti." "Ann Landers." "Miss Manners." "Ask Beth." "Ask the Countess." These columns claim they confront the major and minor issues that plague the reading public. Advice has become a staple...
"Miss Manners" (syndicated, 1/29/92) Snide, but well-mannered Judith Martin seems at first glance unnecessary, since anyone etiquette-conscious enough to want to shovel through Martin's prose ought to know this stuff already. Besides, few columnists as smug as Martin--she refers to herself in sentences as "Miss Manners...
Yet tight-assed Emily Posts are apparently not Martin's only followers. One anonymous, uncouth reader, unaware of a past debate over whether good manners even allow doggy bags in a restarurant, writes, "Over the past year my family and I have attended a few weddings, and we hope you...
But if Bush has lost a little luster of late, he probably gained some of it back last week when Colorado's bumptious Democratic Governor Roy Romer, in the White House East Room, upbraided the President for his budget and commandeered White House cameras to claim that Bush was making...
In the past, AALARM has been criticized for its strong but allegedly simplistic views, the brash manners of its leaders and its sometimes zealous--some say offensive--strategy.